It just seems so weird that she would leave without her cell and her purse. Even if it were going to be quick, my 18 yr old ALWAYS has her cell with her. It is also weird she went to the bathroom alone. My daughter goes to clubs sometimes as well, but she swears that she always has at least one friend with her even when going to the restroom. I hate stories like this.
But when you add alcohol in the mix, the factors change.. when going out to get a quick cigarette is fun and thrilling with a strange new guy you meet on the dancefloor.. and that is your logic now, its easier to see how this happened..
I think what happend was..
1.) She meets "Good Sam" at the 24 Lounge, they mingle, get a little tipsy, take pictures etc.
2.)He says lets go have a smoke, she tells her friend she's using the rest room.. (don't girls go in packs the ladies room?) They go outside, "opps, no smokes let make a quick run to the store..
3.)Im sure she doesn't wanna get lectured by her friends about leaving to goto Cocono, because she has a man, so she leaves without a word..
4.)Good Sam was probably plotting all along to get her alone, makes a move, but she gets a guilty conscience and says no once they leave Cocono.. (That is the part she left with fake homeless guy)
5.) The rest probably goes down hill because he never comes back to the lounge.. he probably spends the rest of the late morning covering his tracks..
If the bouncers say they saw them leave like i believe (not the drinking part) Then did he ever come back to 24? That's where your theory of the police pasting together cell phone pings, video, and photo's add up.. Sorry for rambling but its sad because she is so young, and starting out in life, and out being young and dumb like all young American should do without deadly fears. I just can't believe the more days we "Sleuth", the more days we see "SENSELESS" murders and abductions..
im off my soap box.. goodnight..